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Entries filed under 'Criminal Justice Section'

“If you are convicted of a felony you lose the right to vote, you can’t have a gun, you can’t hold public office, you can’t serve on a jury …but there are so many [additional] consequences out there that we don’t know about. Consequences that can affect your job, your ability to get a license, your ability to find a place to live, your public benefits, potentially your parental rights,” said James Felman, criminal defense lawyer and co-chair of the ABA Criminal Justice Section at the First Summit on Collateral Consequences, held Feb. 27 in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, Feb.25, 2015 — Criminal law experts, including representatives from the Department of Justice, will discuss recent developments in white-collar crime investigations and enforcement during the 29th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, hosted by the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section on March 4-6 at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2015 — National criminal law leaders will weigh in on legal restrictions imposed upon individuals convicted of crimes that go beyond any sentence imposed by a court during the National Summit on Collateral Consequences, hosted by the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section on Feb. 27 in Washington, D.C.

ABA backs sentencing laws that factor age and maturity of youthful offenders At the 2015 Midyear Meeting, the American Bar Association House of Delegates approves resolution 107C that urges governments to adopt sentencing laws and procedures that both protect public safety and appropriately recognize the mitigating considerations of age and maturity of youthful offenders.

“There’s one way to love ya but a thousand ways to kill ya. I’m not gonna rest until your body is a mess, soaked in blood and dying from all the little cuts,” was the disturbing message that Anthony Elonis posted on Facebook to his wife after she left him and took their children with her. After receiving several other threats from him on Facebook, Elonis’ wife obtained a protection order and was granted custody of their children.

Boston. Chicago. Houston. The cities change, but the message is the same: The school-to-prison pipeline is an epidemic that is forcing too many children of color from the school system and into the juvenile and criminal justice system and it must be dismantled.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2015 — Internet gaming, global anti-corruption initiatives and the challenges faced by commercial and Native American gaming will be among the topics discussed at the 19th Annual National Institute on Gaming Law Minefield on Feb. 12-13 at the Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa in Henderson, Nev.

CHICAGO, Jan. 22, 2015 — Domestic terrorism, parental discipline in light of the Adrian Peterson case, the school-to-prison pipeline and the immigration crisis at the U.S. border are chief among criminal justice law issues that will be explored at the 2015 American Bar Association Midyear Meeting, Feb. 4-9, in Houston.